Curtain-window



w. 1. DECKER.

CURTAIN WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 8,1918. 1',31'7,199. Patented July 27, 1920.

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i UNITED STATES PATENT WILLIAM 1. DECKER, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

.CURTAIN-WIN DOW.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that LWVILLIAM J. DECKER,

' a citizen of the `United States, fand residing at Detroit, in vthe county of VWayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Ciiitaiiilincloiv, of which the following is a specification. f

The invention has referenceto Ymeans for mounting. a glass in a curtain or other fabric element such, for example, as the collapsible top structure of an automobile.v Itprovides amounting which is concealed from within by the single fabric whereby it is carried.v

lt-further provides a mounting which isy relatively inexpensive both as concerns material used and manipulative operations involved in its manufacture and assembly.

The invention further consists ina mountingl wherein the supporting fabric enters the glass holding framev from the inneredgeof the glass opening and is'thereafter drawn out tautalong the facel ofithe frameto effectually conceal the latter. All projecting and unsightly tongues and the like are thus avoided, and thefabric is madeto appear to merge -intotheglassits'elf- Y Again, the invention consists in a two part glass supportingV frame the innerelement of which is Yreceived in'V theouter and overlapped throughout by a fabric lsheet the edge portion of which is wholly concealed from the-outside by the frame and thebody portion of which, in turn, conceals the frame'l from theinside.

The invention is also concerned with certain tongues or -the equivalentwvhereby the panel is properly .centered and whereby the invention isv rendered especially applicablev to glassv panelshaving bevel edges. .A

It further consists in certain details of construction shown, described and particularly pointed out in the'claims. l

In the drawings, Figure l is an outside elevation showing one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view looking at the outside confining member from the side opposite that which appears in Fig. l, and

Vshowing the tongues before they are bent over between the inner confining member and the fabric. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig.2. Fig. 4i is a plan view showing the inner confining member before the tongues are clenched on the fabric. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. l, and Fig. 6 is a similar enlarged fragmentary section of a slightly modified structure. Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patenti-,ed July 27, 1920. Application filed July 8, 1918. Serial No. 243,761. i

7 is a View, similar to Fig. 6, showing the parts detached from one another. Figs. 8 and 9 are views, similar to Fig. 6, showing modifications. Fig. lO is a fragmentary plan view of the inner member which appears in Fig. 8. Fig. 11 isa view, similar to Fig. 2, and showing centering tongues or elements whereby the mounting is rendered especially suitable for glass having beveled edges. I

1 indicates the curtain or top material'or oEFlcE.

otherfabric-wherein the glass panel 2 of any desired shape is to be supported. It will be observed that the fabric isa single unlined sheet although itvmight be in the form of two or more sheets conforming closely to each other throughout and in one sense y forming a singlesheet. This sheet or sheets 1s cut away to form an opening lof proper shape and size and 1s slipped through a thinplate 3, preferably metal, 'of similar configuration as 'indicated in Fig. 7. Formed on the platenr any-suitable wayv are the tongues 4 (Fig. 4)or5 (Fig. 10i or other gripping means, which are preferablypassed through the edge portion of the fabric, and bent over 1f necessary, as shown in Figs. 6

and 8 .to hold the latter firmly. VThe fabric thus presents a relatively soft face against which the inner surface 6 of the glass may bear. Cooperating. with the parts thus far described is an outer member 8 of stamped metal the cross section of which is preferably curved as shown. This member preferably extends unbroken around the entire opening, as does the member 3, and its inner edge 9 preferably-bears directly on the outer face. of the glass, whereas its other or outer `edge has formed thereon a series of tongues l0, or-other mechanically equivalent vparts or part, ,thatv preferably stand, before assembly, in=a plane substantially perpendicular t the general plane of the member, (Fig. 2)r and are thereafter bent inwardly along the inner face of the part v3, say by a suitable tool, as shown in Figs. 6 and 9. The outer edge is preferably curled over between the'tongues, as shown at 11 in Fig. 3, to avoid a sharp edge. When the fabric is then drawn taut it actually or practically conceals the entire frame or mounting from Jview from the inside of the car and presents to the eye simply a glass panel surrounded by and substantially continuous with the top or curtain fabric. It will be understood that the arrangement may be 5 Now referring more particularly to'ligs.v`

9 to 11 The panel 2 in this instance has outer bevel edges, "and the. outer frame element 12, which corresponds. tothe element 8 is provided on its inner edge with a plui' 10 rality of rentrant centering tongues; or the Vlike 13, the inner portions 14 'of which are bent over against the inner surface of the.V

glass. Besides a considerable saving in the amount of glass required, the bevel is thus i5 properly and uniformly presented. This centering feature is, of course, lapplicable with fiat non-beveled panels, andadds no #appreciable expense, since the inner metal is otherwise wasted in the dies. 1

In the modification shown in `Fig. 8, the

tongues 10'arevsupersededbya rib 15, that may be continuous, and the element is, in..-

. of the Asheet andthe edge ofthe first ,metal this case, formed of-spring metal Vand severed as indicated in dotted lines 'at 16, 1I4`ig.4.-;

the resilient member is then-inserted intol thevouter member Vand allowedjto expand to final. position inthe latterin an obvious.-

. .Various-'changes other than those suggest-y ed, may bemade in the details of construc-..

tion without departing from the spirit of 1 the invention. Idonot, therefore,v wish to -be limited .except as indicated byV the. sub- `joined claims. 35 r'I claim:-

1. vIn combination, a fabric sheet having an "opening ."and being turned back on .itself .around theopening, la frame member posil tioned between the turned back portion and 40 the-main portion of the sheet, aglasspanel,

and asecond Vframe member engagingthe glass panel and extending: around the first frame-member and inwardly lbetween it and v "the, vmain portion. of the-sheet, the curtain beingimperforate around said opening and oneside of thecurtain being smooth and' un,h broken, allof the frame and the glass be- .panel with lits inneredge and having its ber, a glass panel closingsaid'opening, and a second frame member engaging the glass outer edge extending around the first frame member and provided withy aV series of inturned tongues extending vinwardly between the first frameinember and the main p oir-l tion of the fabric sheet, the curtain being imperfo'rate around said opening and One 60 side of the curtain being smooth and. un-

broken, allof theframe andthe glassbeing Y on the other sideA of the curtain.

3. In combination,V a fabric sheetV havingan opening, therein and being turned back upon itself around the opening, a metal mein.-

ber interposed between the turned .back poition and ther-.est of the sheet and gripping saidturned4 back portion, a glassl panel, a secr ond` metal member extending around the edge. of the panel fand in between-rtheifirst metal member and the main portion. of the. sheet andV partially inclosing the turned back edge member to hold saidmetalmembers together, whereby the marginal edger ofthe glass and the first'mentionedmetall member, together with-.the turned back ed'gefof .the.sheet, are

. concealed Vfrom.viewf from one side-by theV second inetalmember, andavhereby thev first metal member .and the interposed Vportion of.; ne secondinetal member are concealed from `view from the oppositeside by'theimain portionioffthe sheet.V4 -1- 4. In combination, a fabrie'sheet having tioned between'itheturnedvback portion and the vmain portionji'of the sheet andV provided with gripping'means for, securing it to said 90 vturned back portionrof the sheet, .a glassY panel,and a'second frame member engaging the :glass panel vand extendingr around the f outer edge ofthe lirst frame-member and inward'lyfbetween said outer edge V- and-the -95 -main portion of the slieet,'the curtain being imperforate jaround Asaid `op'enin'gand .one side .of the curtain being smooth and un-A broken, allofthe' frameandthe glass-being on the other side of the curtain.

l f J. nEcKERf '85' an opening andbeing turnedback on itself "L around the opening,`a frame Vmember posi- 

